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The Food & Drink section brings you news about the Seattle restaurant and bar scene such as openings, closings, news about chefs and advice on where to go for a great meal or happy hour. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:05:04 -0700en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10Attention, Amazon employees and all of Seattle: Something amazing just happened in South Lake Union eatinghttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/attention-amazon-employees-and-all-of-seattle-something-amazing-just-happened-in-south-lake-union-eating/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/attention-amazon-employees-and-all-of-seattle-something-amazing-just-happened-in-south-lake-union-eating/#respondFri, 13 Sep 2019 06:00:33 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11970970This is an all-caps development in local eating: H MART JUST OPENED A BRANCH STORE IN SOUTH LAKE UNION.]]>Religious doctrine scrambles to catch up to new food technologyhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/religious-doctrine-scrambles-to-catch-up-to-new-food-technology/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/religious-doctrine-scrambles-to-catch-up-to-new-food-technology/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 15:02:28 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11970848Leviticus 11 contains a zoo’s worth of animals. The hyrax and monitor lizard. The katydid is there, as is the gecko. And it ends: “You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.” Dietary restrictions are woven into religious texts, the […]]]>Mission Impossible Burger: A food writer raised on beef taste-tests the hot new faux meathttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/mission-impossible-burger-a-food-writer-raised-on-beef-taste-tests-the-hot-new-faux-meat/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/mission-impossible-burger-a-food-writer-raised-on-beef-taste-tests-the-hot-new-faux-meat/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:42 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11894186Seattle Times food writer Bethany Jean Clement grew up helping out on her grandmother's Angus cattle ranch, eating a lot of meat. Is the Impossible Burger a possible substitute for the real thing?]]>How many stars for Life on Mars? We review Seattle’s newest vegan restaurant with several demographics in mind.https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-many-stars-for-life-on-mars-we-review-seattles-newest-vegan-restaurant-with-several-different-demographics-in-mind/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-many-stars-for-life-on-mars-we-review-seattles-newest-vegan-restaurant-with-several-different-demographics-in-mind/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:21 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11894197Open since June in a new development along Capitol Hill’s Pike-Pine party-time corridor, Life on Mars is a 21-and-over place with a full bar and an all-vegan menu. It comes with the very Seattle cred of KEXP DJ John Richards and a plethora of vinyl, but how's the food — and who should be the judge of that?]]>Two small Seattle spots make Bon Appetit’s big list of 50 best new restaurantshttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/two-small-seattle-spots-make-bon-appetits-big-list-of-50-best-new-restaurants/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/two-small-seattle-spots-make-bon-appetits-big-list-of-50-best-new-restaurants/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 11:56:18 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11965441If you plan to go to either of these places anytime soon, prepare to be patient — these little places run mostly on love. Bon Appetit's official top-10 list comes out Sept. 17.]]>Neither Popeyes nor Chick-fil-A: Here’s where you can find the best fried-chicken sandwich in Seattlehttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/our-food-critic-picks-the-best-fried-chicken-in-seattle-along-with-9-other-contenders-for-that-title/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/our-food-critic-picks-the-best-fried-chicken-in-seattle-along-with-9-other-contenders-for-that-title/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 06:00:37 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11950652You don’t need to wait for the next batch of Popeyes chicken sandwich to drop. The best fried-chicken sandwich in Seattle? Our food critic Tan Vinh names his favorite, along with nine other contenders for that title.
]]>Make new friends but keep the old? Do both by hopping from Bellevue dive bar Mustard Seed to Resonate Brewery + Pizzeriahttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/make-new-friends-but-keep-the-old-or-do-both-by-hopping-from-bellevue-dive-bar-mustard-seed-to-resonate-brewery-pizzeria/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/make-new-friends-but-keep-the-old-or-do-both-by-hopping-from-bellevue-dive-bar-mustard-seed-to-resonate-brewery-pizzeria/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 06:00:24 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11958285Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria is right next door to the Mustard Seed Grill and Pub. The two stand in stark contrast to each other. They've got nothing in common, except that they share a space in the same odd little strip mall. It's like that old song about making new friends but keeping the old.]]>These sweet and hot pepper sandwiches are the stuff of legend — and stuffed with fresh, fried flavorshttps://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/0915-taste/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/0915-taste/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11872914Not a sandwich fan? You also can pep up fall by adding peppers to a pizza, omelet or burger.]]>Named after the owners’ kids, Burien’s Pigfish Café offers fresh, perfectly cooked burgers in a familial settinghttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/named-after-the-owners-kids-buriens-pigfish-cafe-offers-fresh-perfectly-cooked-burgers-in-a-familial-setting/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/named-after-the-owners-kids-buriens-pigfish-cafe-offers-fresh-perfectly-cooked-burgers-in-a-familial-setting/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 06:00:47 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11937240Need a place to take the kids on a weekend afternoon? Roll into Pigfish Cafe for some tasty burgers, fish tacos for the adults and kids corner for the little ones.]]>A quick and flavorful chickpea stew for all your busy nights aheadhttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/a-quick-and-flavorful-chickpea-stew-for-all-your-busy-nights-ahead/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/a-quick-and-flavorful-chickpea-stew-for-all-your-busy-nights-ahead/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 06:00:24 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11945218The bean used here is the mighty chickpea, and this dish so chock-full of them that it warrants being called a chickpea stew.]]>Americans love snacks. What does that mean for their health?https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/americans-love-snacks-what-does-that-mean-for-their-health/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/americans-love-snacks-what-does-that-mean-for-their-health/#respondMon, 09 Sep 2019 09:43:53 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11957781NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity. Eating habits in the U.S. have changed significantly in recent decades, and packaged bars, chips and sweets have spread into every corner of life. In the late 1970s, about 40 […]]]>If you don’t know what constitutes a whole-grain food, you’re not alone. Here’s what to look for.https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/if-you-dont-know-what-constitutes-a-whole-grain-food-youre-not-alone-heres-what-to-look-for/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/if-you-dont-know-what-constitutes-a-whole-grain-food-youre-not-alone-heres-what-to-look-for/#respondMon, 09 Sep 2019 06:00:45 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11935229Confused about bulgur and multigrain? Join the club. Many people don't know how to identify whole-grain foods — even though they're good for us. Here's how to fight the confusion.]]>Before you pour all that maple syrup on your pancakes, here’s what you should know about ithttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/before-you-pour-all-that-maple-syrup-on-your-pancakes-heres-what-you-should-know-about-it/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/before-you-pour-all-that-maple-syrup-on-your-pancakes-heres-what-you-should-know-about-it/#respondMon, 09 Sep 2019 06:00:29 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11936687When you think of fall flavors, do you think about maple syrup? Maple syrup to this writer evokes New England and flannel and colorful foliage, all of which are the essence of fall.]]>Protest at Chick-fil-A opening in Canada over LGBTQ issueshttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/protest-at-chick-fil-a-opening-in-canada-over-lgbtq-issues/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/protest-at-chick-fil-a-opening-in-canada-over-lgbtq-issues/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 11:42:08 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/protest-at-chick-fil-a-opening-in-canada-over-lgbtq-issues/TORONTO (AP) — Dozens of protesters crowded a downtown Toronto sidewalk Friday to voice their opposition to the opening of the first franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant in Canada over the chain owner’s record on LGBTQ issues. The protesters said the company has funded anti-LGBTQ initiatives while company chairman and CEO Dan Cathy has voiced his opposition […]]]>Not a fan of IPAs? Give these easy-to-drink low-ABV beers a try insteadhttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dislike-the-ipas-ubiquitous-to-the-pacific-northwest-give-easy-to-drink-low-abv-beers-a-try-instead/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/dislike-the-ipas-ubiquitous-to-the-pacific-northwest-give-easy-to-drink-low-abv-beers-a-try-instead/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 05:00:51 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11919631In the IPA-loving Pacific Northwest, lighter beers rarely get the respect they deserve. But they're great, too — here are a few to try.]]>What is Seattle’s favorite brewery? Vote in round 2 of our brewery brackethttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/brewery-bracket/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/brewery-bracket/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 05:00:30 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11946352Which brewery do Seattleites love best? In our second round, we're down to 16 breweries. Vote in our poll and we will crown Seattle's favorite brewery on Oct. 13.]]>Wait! Before you vote for Seattle’s favorite brewery, here are beer-tasting tips from a certified ciceronehttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/wait-before-you-vote-for-seattles-favorite-brewery-read-up-on-how-to-taste-beer-with-a-certified-cicerone/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/wait-before-you-vote-for-seattles-favorite-brewery-read-up-on-how-to-taste-beer-with-a-certified-cicerone/#respondFri, 06 Sep 2019 05:00:02 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11920152As we unveil our Seattle Times beer bracket and ask readers to vote for their favorite brewery, we're hoping you drink lots of beer and report back to vote in the poll. But what does it mean to taste beer? We thought we'd ask an expert.]]>New food for Seahawks fans: Our restaurant critics taste-test this season’s fresh offerings at CenturyLink Fieldhttps://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/new-food-for-seahawks-fans-our-restaurant-critics-taste-test-this-seasons-fresh-offerings-at-centurylink-field/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/new-food-for-seahawks-fans-our-restaurant-critics-taste-test-this-seasons-fresh-offerings-at-centurylink-field/#respondThu, 05 Sep 2019 06:00:28 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11937149With new options from local players like Ezell’s, Oberto, Pecos Pit Bar-B-Cue and more, this season’s CenturyLink eating prospects looked promising — here are our restaurant critics' rankings.]]>It doesn’t matter if it’s sugary or diet: New study links all soda to an early deathhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/it-doesnt-matter-if-its-sugary-or-diet-new-study-links-all-soda-to-an-early-death/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/it-doesnt-matter-if-its-sugary-or-diet-new-study-links-all-soda-to-an-early-death/#respondWed, 04 Sep 2019 09:34:21 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11940944The study found that consumption of two or more glasses of artificially sweetened soft drinks a day was positively associated with deaths from circulatory diseases. For sugar-sweetened soft drinks, one or more glasses a day were associated with deaths from digestive diseases, including diseases of the liver, appendix, pancreas and intestines.]]>Raise a glass to all those sweet pears that grew up in a bottle to give us this delicate eau-de-viehttps://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/raise-a-glass-to-all-those-sweet-pears-that-grew-up-in-a-bottle-to-give-us-this-delicate-eau-de-vie/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_food-drink
https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/raise-a-glass-to-all-those-sweet-pears-that-grew-up-in-a-bottle-to-give-us-this-delicate-eau-de-vie/#respondWed, 04 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=11896579The Pacific Northwest is America’s breadbasket of pears, so we produce some smashing pear brandy — including some with a pear in the bottle.]]>